Never Mind how old you are .... I will never forget the description of the block that falls open at the meeting - ever.  And when I recommend this book to old and young friends, they love it.  Its about people who are smaller than humans.  Don't be put off.

Many thanks for the tip.  I have had a look at it on Amazon (Steve Augarde) and it has some fantastic reviews including a brilliant one by our annie130!  It is going on my wishlist.

I've hovered over this one a couple of times - Amazon keep recommending it to me, it does look very good. Thanks